This work aimed to compare the cultural cycle, production and evaluate physic chemistry and sensorial characteristics of banana fruits Prata Anã and Prata Zulu cultivars, produced in Botucatu-SP. It was evaluated the following field characteristics: days between planting and blooming; days between blooming and harvest, cycle; bunch weight; number of fruits in the bunch; number of hands in the bunch; weight, number of fruits, fruits length; and fruits diameter in the 2nd hand. The physics chemistry analyses were realized in the harvest day and every 3 days, during 12 days, being analised: weight loss, firmness, pulp peel relation, pH, acidity, and total soluble solids. The sensorial analyses evaluated the acceptance of flavor, firmness, appearance, smell and general appreciation of the fruits. The obtained data showed that cv. Prata Zulu had a superior production compared with 'Prata Anã'. Even though cv. Prata Zulu showed a bigger weight loss and fruits with less firmness, this cultivar had the advantage of produce sweeter fruits (bigger SST), even so the consumer prefers 'Prata Anã', that produces fruits with small dimensions as the consumer is habituated.
Musa sp.; Prata Anã; Prata Zulu; production; storage
